Fish - October 2007

I just recently bought a male betta, what do you suggest would be a good tank mate???And where can I get one???

2007-10-02 04:14:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i buyed fish from this place called 'pets are wright' i had a big glass bowl and 2 gold oranda cold fish they were ok they got settled in allright but then one of the fish died it kept going to the bottom of the bowl and not moving we had that one about 2 weeks! but the other fish was ok so we went to get another fish which was a bit fat and looked lumpy when we had him but i picked him because i liked the shape so they was ok together then they were kissing eachother but the new fish i just brought were goin to bottom i thought it was preg because of the shape but today it kept going to the bottom we fed it didnt want food then it wasnt moving anything it was dead so now today the fish has died but the other one i had first its still alive and going ok. do you think i should go to another place coz they got bad fish? or try another different fish from there again and see how that 1 goes? what do you think????
please reply asap i need good advice?????
cheers xxxxxxx

2007-10-02 03:31:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, my tank is cycling, and is about two weeks in.

I have no fish in it.

I want to add a few mollies in a few days.

I know I can do this, so please don't send me info on cycling - I DON'T NEED IT.

At the moment, the water is slightly yellow. I've done a 30% water change a few days ago and it's improved and continues to improve since then.

I'm going to change the ornaments (decided against them), which will remove some of the decaying food which made it yellow.

Therefore the tank water will be better.

#1 Is it safe to add the fish with the algae or whatever it is (I know it's safe otherwise, just not with the algae)
#2 Is it okay to add a couple of live plants? Should I do this before or after fish?

Please don't answer if you're not gonna answer my question. It's just a waste of your time. I'm fed up with people answering questions that I don't need answering and not answering the ones I need.

2007-10-02 02:49:20 · 5 answers · asked by pinhead_hey 3

2007-10-02 02:47:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My tank has been cycling for 2 weeks, though I added too much fish food and it went green, so I did a 30% water change and it's slightly better. There is however a couple of bits of floaty decaying stuff. I've decided I want to change my ornaments, so I'll take them out and clean them, put the new ones in etc, so this will get rid of any decaying stuff that's on the ornaments (currently a large chunk of bogwood and a normal log shaped store bought one) I will add my plants too.

Once this is done, even though my water is still slightly yellow, is it safe to add a few hardy fish (ie mollies)?

Does this seem like a good idea? Any advice would be appreciated :)

2007-10-02 00:54:02 · 4 answers · asked by pinhead_hey 3

ok... look my fish keeps going to the bottom of the bowl on its side like on the scales of the fish its really round looking and square and it wont eat at all it just keeps going near the plant i have got in the bowl and resting on the bridge do you think it is preg....???? please answer asap!
cheers xxxx

2007-10-02 00:35:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I have a few goldfish which are getting too big for their tank. I want to put them in our pond outside. They have always been in a tank and I'm afraid that they will die in the pond because of the temperature change. It is a small pond, 3 feet long, 2 feet wide. It has a filter and fountain pump. My goldfish are about 2 inches long and there are 3 of them. Also, is it ok to put them in during the fall/winter? Or will the temperature change be too much for them?

2007-10-01 18:32:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone used water clarifier? It makes cloudy water clear. I used some and I got a few more fish and now my tank is kinda cloudy again. I wanted to use the clarifier again, I just want to be sure it's okay for my fish.

2007-10-01 17:01:33 · 3 answers · asked by muggle_44 1

The tank is 29 gallons and I want to have corral and anemones. I know what pump im getting just not what size as in how many gallons per hour it cycles?

2007-10-01 16:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by j_bird_61021 1

I havea regal tang that i have had for about a week now and it is settled in realy well and swims every where and loves the tank but all i ahev been feeding it is the smal mrine pellets with some algea in them so i know i need top get seaweed but what else can i use to insted of sea weed Like cucumber and lettuce or what ever

2007-10-01 15:46:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 30 gal tank w/ 4 dwarf gouramis. The flame gourami has a lesion. I have treated w/ small amounts of melafix (1 cap every 2 days 3x) in the main tank. I added 5 TEAspoons of disolved salt tonight as well after reading that it was ok. Since then I have also read dwarfs will not take any salt. I will do a 40% water change tomorrow if I get lots of answers that say they will not tolerate this. Thanks.

2007-10-01 15:24:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-01 14:48:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are they? My anemone died in one corner of the tank and now that corner is TEAMING with these white BARELY visable to the naked eye bugs...

What do I do?

2007-10-01 14:43:25 · 2 answers · asked by puredoller 3

So....i got these fish at a fair like a year ago and they are now approx. 8 inches long and are sooooooooo fat! i thought they were supposed to like die in a few days but they havent. I started out with a 3 gallon tank and now im up to a 10 gallon. what if the get too big to swimm anymore? i mean its already to late to flush them! they wouldnt fit down the hole!!! lol am i feeding them too much? i give them 2 tablespoons each day

2007-10-01 14:07:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-01 11:18:41 · 5 answers · asked by ringjunkie123 4

I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank that's been running for about 4 months now. Currently residing in the tank are 5 peppered corys, 2 diamond tetras, 7 black neon tetras, 1 marigold platy, 1 paradise fish, and at least one oto, there were 4 in there but they either died and ended up in the filter or just like the hide under the rock or driftwood. I was wondering if I could/should add more fish, and if so what would be some good fish to add?

2007-10-01 10:47:43 · 3 answers · asked by Matt D 2

My son gave me a catfish about 5-6 in. long and very long whiskers. It some what looks like a Pimelodus Pictus but has no markings on it's tail or fins, Dark silver and gray in color.
What is it?

2007-10-01 10:37:04 · 6 answers · asked by James 5

2007-10-01 09:44:23 · 6 answers · asked by julien 1

tropical with heater and water obviously would preferably like guppies how many guppies

2007-10-01 07:00:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

...on the 2nd floor. I don't have a stand for it but I will be placing it on top of my dresser. The 55 Gallon would fit perfectly with a few inches of room to spare. My question is, would the floor be able to hold 1000lbs? Just say the 55 Gallon filled up is around 500+lbs and the dresser is 400+lbs.

2007-10-01 06:04:21 · 19 answers · asked by pnoiz1 2

We had bad luck with our fishtank when we tried to have one last year. It's a 30 gallon vertical type, and all we wanted were a few nice, pretty goldfish to look at. Nothing fancy. We got a nice filter and water conditioners and stress coat and all the stuff you are supposed to get. But we'd get a fish from Petsmart and pretty soon, usually all the old fish would die and then eventually the new fish would as well. It' was frustrating. The tank has sat empty for several months now and I'd like to try again but I don't want the same thing to occur. So I need GOOD info to give them a nice healthy start. I thought goldfish were supposed to be easy!

2007-10-01 05:25:30 · 6 answers · asked by dizzyg 3

2007-10-01 03:40:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 75 gallon aquarium with a Tetratec pf500 external filter. It works great at keeping my water clear, but its soooooooo noisy!!! I've had it for about 2 years, and its been an on-going problem. I was wondering if there was something wrong with just my filter or if anyone else has had problems with noise??

2007-10-01 02:28:10 · 3 answers · asked by kristen6105 3